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CHAPTER III. 
jM a r c h ^ 1 . — This being New-year's day with the Mussulmauns, a 
salute was fired by the Nawaub on the appearance of the new moon, 
and presents of sweetmeats were sent by him to Lieutenant Colonel 
Scott. 
March 22- — -Received the visits of Lieutenant Colonel Scott, 
Lieutenant Colonel Marshall, who commands the regiment quar- 
tered here, and other officers. I fixed upon paying my visit of ce- 
remony to his Excellency the Nawaub Vizier to-morrow morning. 
Mr. Ouseley, who acts as aid-de-camp to him, dined with us. Mr. 
Paul had in part arranged my suwarry previously to my arrival ; 
I now^ finally engaged the whole that we considered as necessary, viz, 
two soontaburdars, six hircarrahs, one jemmadar,*six kijmutgars,f 
with one head, one mate, and ten common bearers. 
March 23- — By seven in the morning I called on Colonel Scott, 
and being mounted on one of his elephants, proceeded towards the 
palace, distant the whole length of the town : his secretary and mine 
followed ; our suwarrys preceding us, and our palanquins in attend- 
ance. On entering the first court, we found his state elephants, with 
their houdahs t and coverings, drawn out on each side, with his ca- 
* A servant who commands all the others. 
-f Servants that M^ait at table. They are always Mussulmauns. 
J Seats placed on the backs of elephants. The natives have them flat, with cushions ; 
the Europeans have placed a seat on them, so that they resemble the body of a phaeton. 
The native Princes frequently have canopies over them, richly ornamented with silver 
^ndgold. 
